have all of the reaction and analysis from the spin room following the itv programme. rajini vaidyanathan is there for us. not long to go for us now, is there? know, just half an hour. we know rishi sunak and keir starmer have arrived here in salford for the studio itv debate. now, wejust wait until they take to the state. now, debate here in the uk are relatively new as a phenomenon. they have obviously been going on in the us for many decades. the first televised debate in the uk was in 2010. they are notjust a chance for the leaders to present their policy agendas, but also they are a chance for them to present their personalities. it is a bit of a presidential sale thing even though it is of course a parliamentary thing here in the uk. we will have a look at some of that in a moment. here are of course, campaigning has continued to date. we didn t see rishi sunak out on the trail. his party was putting their immigration policy is higher on the agenda. and, sir keir starme
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still on the fence, whose minds might be swayed by these latest criminal charges who could decide the next presidential election. jon donnison, bbc news, in harrisburg, pennsylvania. let s speak to our north america editor, sarah smith, in washington. mrtrump appears in mr trump appears in court tomorrow and speculation is rife about what this means for his presidential campaign. this means for his presidential cam aiun. , this means for his presidential campaign- campaign. yes, and it is a remarkable campaign. yes, and it is a remarkable fact campaign. yes, and it is a remarkable fact that - campaign. yes, and it is a remarkable fact that each | campaign. yes, and it is a - remarkable fact that each time, so far at least, that donald trump has been indicted, his poll ratings have gone up. so much so in fact that he now makes the criminal charges against him at a major plank of his election campaign. he says he is being targeted in order to stop him becoming president again, and h